§ Mr. Parkerasked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether he will state the number of special entry cadets, executive and engineering, entered each year since the inception of the scheme in 1913 and the
Year of Entry as Cadet. Number of Special Entry Cadets (common entry or Executive). Number who have been promoted to Commander. Number Who have been promoted to Captain. Number of Special Entry Cadets (Engineering). Number Who have been promoted to Commander (E). 1913 … … 42 (5) 3 1 — 3 1914 … … 62 (2) 6 3 — 1 1915 … … 62 (2) 2 2 — 2 1916 … … 83 (6) 2 1 — 5 1917 … … 134 (4) 12 — — 4 1918 … … 124 (10) 22 1 — 8 1919 … … 42 (5) 16 — — 5 1920 … … 15 (6) 1 — — 5 1921 … … 15 (5) — — — — 1922 … … 10 — — 4 — 1923 … … 11 — — 4 — 1924 … … 15 — — 6 — 1925 … … 26 — — 36 — 1926 … … 28 — — 47 — 1927 … … 30 — — 41 — 1928 … … 18 — — 19 — 1929 … … 14 — — 22 — 1930 … … 11 — — 23 — 1931 … … 14 — — 20 — 1932 … … 16 — — 16 — 1933 … … 23 — — 11 — 1934 … … 25 — — 13 — 1935 … … 36 — — 14 — 1936 … … 61 — — 24 — 1937 … … 118 — — 52 — 1938 … … 69 — — 41 — NOTE.—Prior to 1922 Special Entry Cadets were entered on a common basis. The figures in parentheses in column 2 show the numbers who eventually became (E) Officers. None of the officers promoted to Commander have passed out of the zone for promotion to Captain, whilst practically all the officers entered as Cadets since 1918 are still in or have not yet reached the zone for promotion to Commander. Promotion in the Engineering Branch takes place at a later age than in the Executive Branch. None of the officers promoted to Commander (E) have passed out of the zone to promotion to Captain (E), and none of the remaining officers have yet passed out of the zone for promotion to Commander (E).